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universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

The Wednesday TalesSeries

series3 books2006

Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with The Palace of Laughter →

The Wonderful VisitNovel

H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1895

Satire, set in british isles and 19th century.

“With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells's time.”
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StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests and fae, set in fairyland.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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Kai LungSeries

series62 books1900

completed

Set in east asia.

Start with The Wallet of Kai Lung →

Good OmensSeries

series2 books1990

Humor, about prophecy, set in contemporary and british isles.

Start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch →

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